Bury Transport Museum

Bury Transport Museum
The exterior of the museum from Castlecroft Road
Established 1973 (1973)
Location Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY
Type Transport museum
Owner East Lancashire Railway
Website http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/plan-your-day-out/bury-transport-museum.aspx

Bury Transport Museum is a transport museum in Bury, situated in the former Castlecroft Goods Warehouse, a Grade II listed building from 1846,[1] on Castlecroft Road, with the main entrance from Bolton Street, BL9 0EY.

It was started in 1973 by volunteers of the East Lancashire Railway, [2] had to close in 2003 because of roof problems but opened again in 2010.[3]

See also

References

  1. British Listed Buildings Bury Transport Museum
  2. Bury Times, July 23, 1974
  3. Bury Times 01 April 2010 Duke opens refurbished transport museum and black pudding factory in Bury
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Coordinates: 53°35′41″N 2°18′03″W / 53.5946°N 2.3007°W / 53.5946; -2.3007

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